Oscar Wilde/The Importance of Being Earnest WebQuest
1. Who was Oscar Wilde?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/wilde_oscar.shtml
2. What were his most important contributions to literature?
http://www.wilde-online.info/oscar-wilde-biography.htm
3. Explain Wilde’s upbringing.
https://modernism.research.yale.edu/wiki/index.php/Oscar_Wilde
4. How did this upbringing later influence on his writing?
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/i/the-importance-of-beingearnest/oscar-wilde-biography
5. Describe the circumstances that led to the trial of Oscar Wilde.
http://www.biography.com/people/oscar-wilde-9531078
6. What was the outcome of the trial?
http://www.biography.com/people/oscar-wilde-9531078
7. How did this affect his family? http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/mystery-of-oscar-wildes-wifes-death-solved
Use the link provided to answer questions 8-12:
https://literarydevices.net/
8. What is satire and what is its purpose?
9. Give 3 examples of modern satire.
10. What is farce? Give the definition and 2 examples of a
farce.
11. What is irony? Give the definition and 2 examples of
irony.
12. What is wit? Give the definition and 2 examples of wit.
13. Give 3 Wilde quotes and explain how they show farce,
irony, and/or wit. (Use the Google machine)
14. Define “earnest.” In what ways is earnestness a valuable
trait? How are “earnestness” and “seriousness”
different? (Use the Google machine)